S/O - Where is my…. ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any Costcos have the box of 40 little hotties anymore?

The handwarmers, right? They have them on Amazon.

[Anonymous]

This is an interesting thread We Americans really are so spoiled/lucky. Up until the pandemic-- stores were plentiful with items. Now, every time my dh or I go to the story something is unavailable. Recent examples- tomatoes, dinner roll packs, taco sauce, etc. We live in DC + shop mostly at Social Safeway + Foggy Bottom TJs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any Costcos have the box of 40 little hotties anymore?

I think these are seasonal. They’re probably starting to switch over to spring items now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beans: buy the dry instead. Not only cheaper but so easy to cook up a pound in the IP (~35 minutes). I freeze in baggies of 1.5 cups each…the same as what’s in a can. I’ve been doing this with black beans, white beans and garbanzo beans.


I also tried making my own refried beans for the first time last week and they were so delicious. A huge bag of dried pinto beans was $7.

https://www.wellplated.com/instant-pot-refried-beans/

+1

I started making my own beans in the instant pot about six months ago because canned beans are really, really hard to find. And it's so easy to make yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any Costcos have the box of 40 little hotties anymore?

I think these are seasonal. They’re probably starting to switch over to spring items now.

Yes.

But they do have them on amazon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beans: buy the dry instead. Not only cheaper but so easy to cook up a pound in the IP (~35 minutes). I freeze in baggies of 1.5 cups each…the same as what’s in a can. I’ve been doing this with black beans, white beans and garbanzo beans.


I also tried making my own refried beans for the first time last week and they were so delicious. A huge bag of dried pinto beans was $7.

https://www.wellplated.com/instant-pot-refried-beans/

+1

I started making my own beans in the instant pot about six months ago because canned beans are really, really hard to find. And it's so easy to make yourself.

PP who was struggling to find the canned beans - that sounds nice! Unfortunately I don't have an instant pot or pressure cooker. The last two recipes I tried using dried beans just didn't turn out well, no matter how long I cooked them they still came out too hard. I vowed to go back to canned beans, but was surprised when they've been hard to find!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Fage thread got me thinking… what can’t you find? Maybe we can be a resource for each other.

Where is my…
Chobani vanilla oat milk

Try Wegman’s or Harris Teeter!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can’t find:
Fresca
Saltines
Pastina

Walmart had Saltines (I bought some today at the Walmart in Tysons).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beans: buy the dry instead. Not only cheaper but so easy to cook up a pound in the IP (~35 minutes). I freeze in baggies of 1.5 cups each…the same as what’s in a can. I’ve been doing this with black beans, white beans and garbanzo beans.


I also tried making my own refried beans for the first time last week and they were so delicious. A huge bag of dried pinto beans was $7.

https://www.wellplated.com/instant-pot-refried-beans/

+1

I started making my own beans in the instant pot about six months ago because canned beans are really, really hard to find. And it's so easy to make yourself.

PP who was struggling to find the canned beans - that sounds nice! Unfortunately I don't have an instant pot or pressure cooker. The last two recipes I tried using dried beans just didn't turn out well, no matter how long I cooked them they still came out too hard. I vowed to go back to canned beans, but was surprised when they've been hard to find!!

I believe with red beans if you add salt before they are done cooking they stay hard. Google the issue and consider trying again. They are easy to make and so much better than canned.

[Anonymous]

Stores stopped carrying whole cut up chickens years ago much to my dismay. I'm having a hard time finding skin on, bone in chicken breasts and chicken thighs. I can't make great tasting stock without the bone in chicken breasts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beans: buy the dry instead. Not only cheaper but so easy to cook up a pound in the IP (~35 minutes). I freeze in baggies of 1.5 cups each…the same as what’s in a can. I’ve been doing this with black beans, white beans and garbanzo beans.


I also tried making my own refried beans for the first time last week and they were so delicious. A huge bag of dried pinto beans was $7.

https://www.wellplated.com/instant-pot-refried-beans/

+1

I started making my own beans in the instant pot about six months ago because canned beans are really, really hard to find. And it's so easy to make yourself.

PP who was struggling to find the canned beans - that sounds nice! Unfortunately I don't have an instant pot or pressure cooker. The last two recipes I tried using dried beans just didn't turn out well, no matter how long I cooked them they still came out too hard. I vowed to go back to canned beans, but was surprised when they've been hard to find!!

Add a dash of baking soda. I never overnight soak. Beans will cook in 2-3 hours

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stores stopped carrying whole cut up chickens years ago much to my dismay. I'm having a hard time finding skin on, bone in chicken breasts and chicken thighs. I can't make great tasting stock without the bone in chicken breasts.

I got them at Wegmans but lord that seems like a wasteful way to make stock! Just use wings!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stores stopped carrying whole cut up chickens years ago much to my dismay. I'm having a hard time finding skin on, bone in chicken breasts and chicken thighs. I can't make great tasting stock without the bone in chicken breasts.

I got them at Wegmans but lord that seems like a wasteful way to make stock! Just use wings!

Or roast a whole chicken and use the carcass

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Fage thread got me thinking… what can’t you find? Maybe we can be a resource for each other.

Where is my…
Chobani vanilla oat milk

Giant


Meanwhile you can't find lactose free dairy products anymore because everyone is drinking this vile stuff

Wait please come to my Safeway! I struggle to find real milk because almost everything on the shelves is lactose free!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stores stopped carrying whole cut up chickens years ago much to my dismay. I'm having a hard time finding skin on, bone in chicken breasts and chicken thighs. I can't make great tasting stock without the bone in chicken breasts.

Where are you shopping??!? I see cut-up chickens all the time. I frequently buy bone-in/skin-on chicken thighs, but I have seen breasts as well. I’ve also seen whole cut-up chicken.